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A recent database leak has seen the usernames and phone numbers of 4.6 million Snapchat users released to the public. SnapchatDB, which has been set up by an anonymous, unaffiliated group, has posted two files (a CSV and SQL dump)…

A team of anonymous hackers at the Chaos Communication Congress have demonstrated a new method that hackers are using to steal money from ATMs. As shown in the presentation, thieves are now physically cutting into ATMs to plug in USB…

A well-known Russian hacker recently gained access to one of the BBC’s servers prior to Christmas Day and tried to sell access to it on an underground forum according to cyber security firm Hold Security LLC. The company, which monitors…

Target has confirmed that encrypted debit card PIN numbers were also stolen as part of the massive Black Friday hack after vehemently denying such reports earlier in the week. The good news for shoppers, however, is that the key needed…

Australian-based Gibson Security has published two previously undocumented Snapchat security exploits that affect both Android and iOS platforms. The group says their intentions aren’t malicious and found it in the best interest of everyone to fully disclose what they’ve uncovered…

Millions of Target shoppers may have ultimately received a bit more than they bargained for during Black Friday. Data from as many as 40 million credit accounts belonging to holiday shoppers may have fallen victim to a sophisticated hack that…

Double Fine, the creative minds behind classic Indie games Costume Quest and Stacking, are set to release their newest epic, Hack n' Slash, next year. The upcoming release follows the story of a young elf girl who uses her hacking skills…

Researchers at cyber security firm Trustwave recently discovered a hacker database that contains more than 2 million stolen passwords associated with a variety of popular services including Facebook, Gmail, Twitter and Yahoo. These services and more have been resetting account…

A group of European hackers by the name of Inj3ct0r Team have taken responsibility for hacking the support forums of vBulletin.com and the forums of MacRumors.com, both of which run vBulletin’s forum software (TechSpot used to run vBulletin as well…

Members of the hacker collective Anonymous have been infiltrating US government computers across multiple agencies for the better part of the past year. The attackers initially used an exploit in Adobe ColdFusion to gain access to systems starting in December…

An Australian entrepreneur going only by the name TradeFortress responsible for running Bitcoin wallet service Inputs.io claims two hackers recently infiltrated the website and stole roughly 4,100 Bitcoins, or about $1.18 million based on current conversion rates.

A newly unearthed NSA program known as ‘Muscular’ is able to tap into the main communications links that connect Google and Yahoo data centers worldwide. The project is said to be operated jointly by the NSA and their British counterpart,…

The Pentagon has launched a competition calling on software developers to build a fully automated cyber defense system. The Cyber Grand Challenge will run for the next three years which should give contestants plenty of time to meet all of…

The FBI indicted a number of Anonymous members last week and as it turns out, not all of them fit the underground hacker stereotype. In total, the 28-page indictment alleged that 13 people were responsible for helping Anonymous take down…

Adobe has revealed today that they've been hit with a cyber attack, with intruders stealing a range of information from 2.9 million Adobe customers. Adobe IDs and encrypted passwords were accessed, but far more worrying is the news that customer…

A Berlin-based group of hackers claim they have successfully hacked the fingerprint reader on Apple’s new iPhone 5S just days after its release. The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) said fingerprints should not be used to secure anything as we leave…

Last week, NASA got an interesting surprise when 14 of their websites were taken down by an experienced Brazilian hacker. The cyberattack targeted pages by NASA’s Ames Research Center, including one which contained information about the Kepler Space telescope.

A vulnerability in Apple’s new mobile operating system allows anyone to bypass the lockscreen on an iPhone or iPad and gain access to a user’s photos, e-mails, text messages, Facebook, Twitter and more. Apple said they are aware of the…

Andrew James Miller, a 24-year old hacker from Pennsylvania, gained access to the Energy Department’s series of supercomputers and attempted to sell the pilfered login credentials to an undercover FBI agent. Today, Miller pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and…

Security researchers from the Technical University of Berlin have discovered a new way to block both phone calls and SMS messages with just a few software modifications to their own mobile device. According to the MIT Technology Review, the exploit works…

Facebook offers a pretty attractive bug bounty program that rewards white hatters for identifying and reporting vulnerabilities in their service. In search of a $500+ reward, Palestine’s Khalil Shreateh discovered a method to circumvent the website’s privacy settings, allowing him…

The Washington Post’s website was hacked Thursday morning by a group that is sympathetic to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The publication was compromised for roughly half an hour, sending some users to the hackers’ website when they clicked on foreign-news…

The two hackers who last month announced plans to reveal details concerning how to hack a Toyota Prius and Ford Escape have gotten together with Andy Greenberg from Forbes to demonstrate the technique and just how much trouble they can…

Crytek recently took down a number of their websites following the discovery of suspicious activity. The company said in a press release on the matter that the incident may have resulted in some users’ login data being compromised.

Technology has afforded us with a level of convenience and entertainment that was unimaginable just 10 years ago. But despite all of the positive attributes that gadgets like smartphones, Google Glass and Xbox One carry, there’s an underlying issue that…